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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of educational program on quality of life for obese children due to bad eating behavior. Subjects: children of both sexes ranged in age from thirteen to sixteen years participated in this study. They were classified randomly into two groups of equal numbers. Evaluation: A quality of life survey and pediatric inventory scale used before and after treatment to evaluate the efficacy of application of educational program in changing children quality of life. Intervention:The first group received designed program of weight control including low calorie diet and walking. The second group received designed program of weight control including low calorie diet and walking in addition to designed educational program. Results: Comparing the pre and post-treatment mean values of the measuring variables of the two groups revealed significant improvement in both weight and fat percentage that appeared in child and family re assessment after educational program. There was a significant difference in the post treatment values (P<0.05) where the t-value was (2.14) and p-value was (0.03) concerning weight